Blacktail Deer Plateau The trouble with the world

Her surprise seemed genuine, and he wondered if she aspired to such someday. He couldn't hold it against her... some were just natural leaders. Others did better in support. He had always envisioned himself the latter, but the world needed both in order to keep the balance. Too many leaders was never a good thing, but nor were too many followers with no one to pull them together.

"It's an awful lot of responsibility, and I haven't had the best examples in the role. Your father not included, of course." He shrugged. "I guess it just never seemed worth it until now." He was surprised to find he didn't mind shouldering the rank overly much now that it was an actuality, but it still felt like an ill-fitting suit. "Is it something that you want? Down the line?" He decided to ask, and hoped she understood he meant nothing by the question. He liked to know the goals of the others in the pack though, for it showed him how best to deal with each of them if he knew what they liked or desired.